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Cenobamate, sold under the brand name Xcopri and Ontozry, is a medication used to treat epilepsy, specifically focal-onset seizures. It may be used together with other medication. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include sleepiness, dizziness, tiredness, double vision, and headache. Other side effects may include short QT, DRESS, and suicide. Use in pregnancy may harm the baby. How it works is not entirely clear; however, it alters ion channels.

Cenobamate was approved for medical use in the United States in 2019 and Europe in 2021. It is on Schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act. In the United States 30 pills of 100 mg costs about 1,000 USD as of 2022.